Paper-hanger&#39;s cutting-board



-R. B. STANLEY.

PAPER HANGER'S curnwe BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23| I919.

Patented May 25, 1920.

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ROBERT E. STANLEY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

PAPER-HANGEBS CUTTING-BOARD Application filed December 23, 1919.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ronnn'r l3. STANLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper- HangersCutting-Boards, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in paper-hangers cutting boards.

The object of my invention is to provide a novel cutting board forcutting paper, and adapted particularly for use in cutting wall paper,which is simple, cheap to manufacture, durable, not liable to get out ofrepair, which is convenient to transport and to use, and with which wallpaper may be quickly and accurately cut to the desired sizes.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred embodimentof my invention,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cutting board.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, enlarged, of a portion of the same. v

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental cross section of the same.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the differentviews.

1 designates a base member which is preferably a flat board having inone side a longitudinal groove Secured to the grooved side of the basemember 1 is a plate 3, of any suitable material, such as brass, steel,or galvanized iron, and which, preferably extends from one longitudinaledge of the base member to the groove The plate 3 is preferably providedwith suitable graduations 4:.

Rotatably mounted on the plate 3 are a plurality of gage members 5,which are disposed all at one side of the groove 2, each member havingan upwardly extending gage pin 6.

In the groove 2 is mounted a longitudinal channel or U-shaped bearingmember 7, upon the bottom of which is mounted a supporting member 8having its longitudinal edges spaced apart from the sides of the member7. Mounted on the supporting member 8 is a cutting plate 9, which istransversely adjustable relatively to the groove 2 and which ispreferably made so adjustable with the provision of transverse slots 10,through which extend securing screws 11, by

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

Serial No. 346,872.

which the plate 9 is retained in its adjusted position.

The longitudinal edges of the cutting plate 9 are respectively adjacentto but spaced apart from the sides of the U-shaped member '7, therebyproviding two channels 12 in which may run an ordinary paper-cut-- tingwheel, not shown, the cutting edge of which is adapted to be supportedupon the top of the bottom portion of the bearing member 7.

The longitudinal edges of the cutting plate 9 are employed inconjunction with the cutting wheel to out two smooth edges on a strip ofwall paper.

In the operation of my invention, the gage members 5 may be set with thepins 6 at the same and any desired distance from the outer edge of theplate 3, within the limit of adjustment of said gage members. Thecutting wheel is then employed in conjunction with either edge of thecutting plate 9 to trim or cut a piece of wall paper which extends fromthe gage pins 6 over the cutting plate 9 and over the slot 12 in whichit is desired to have the cutting wheel travel.

lVhen it is desired to cut a strip of wall paper and have two smoothlongitudinal edges, the cutting wheel is run in one groove 12, forexample the right-hand groove, as viewed in Fig. 3, thereby trimmingsmooth one edge of the desired strip, after which the strip may beshifted laterally the desired width of the strip and the cutting wheelis then run in the left-hand groove 12, as'

viewed in Fig. 8. A strip will thus be cut the desired width having twosmooth longitudinal edges.

hen it is merely desired to out the selvage from a strip of wall paper,one edge of the plate 9 and the adjacent channel 12 may be employed inconnection with the cutting wheel.

On the side of the base member 1 having the groove 2 there may also beprovided a series of parallel longitudinal graduations 13, which areparallel with the longitudinal edges of the cutting plate 9 and whichmay be used to measure the width of the strip to be out, saidgraduations 13 being spaced at long distances apart.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, asvarious modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may bemade without departing from the spirit of my invention.

\Vhat I claim is 1. paper-hangers cutting board comprlslng a base memberhaving 1n one slde a longitudinal groove, a longitudinal plate securedto said side and having its opposite longitudinal edges respectivelyadjacent to opposite sides and spaced apart from said sides of saidgroove, said plate being disposed above'and spaced apart from the bottomof said groove, and means for spacing said cutting plate.

2. A paper-'hangers cutting board comprising a base member having in oneside a longitudinal groove, a bearing plate mounted on the bottom ofsaid groove, a cutting plate supported on said bearing plate and spacedapart therefrom and having its longitudinal edges respectively adjacentto and spaced apart from the longitudinal sides of said groove, andmeans forspacing said cutting plate.

3. A paper-hangers cutting board comprising a base member having inoneside a longitudinal groove, a bearing plate mounted on the bottom ofsaid groove,-a supporting member mounted on said bearing plate andhaving its longitudinal edges spaced apart from the longitudinal sidesrespectively of saidgrooves, a cutting plate mountedon-sald supporting.member and having its longitudinal edges respectively adjacent to andspaced apart from the longitudinal sides of said groove, and means forspacing said cutting plate.

4. A paper-hangers cutting board comprising a base member having in oneside a longitudinal groove, a U-shaped bearing member mounted in saidgroove, a cutting plate having its longitudinal edges adjacent to andrespectively spaced apart from the sides of said Unhaped member, and asupporting member mounted on the bottom of ROBERT'B. STANLEY.

plate and supporting said

